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Heather Kelly

Four LDS Church buildings vandalized in one week in Cottonwood Heights

Cottonwood Heights police say the suspects don't appear to try to conceal themselves, as the smashed windows were on the street side of the buildings in full view of the public. 
6 years ago
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Heather Kelly

Tuesday expected to be the busiest travel day of the year

Across the United States, 47 million people are expected to drive more than 50-miles away from their homes for the July 4th holiday.  That's up five percent from last year, despite gas prices being 60-cents higher than this same time in 2017.
6 years ago
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Heather Kelly

32 cows poisoned in Tooele and police want to know who’s responsible

Tooele police say rat poison pellets were found in the cows' water trough.  About a third of the pellets were floating in the water at the top, but most of the pellets had sunk to the bottom and were dissolving.  
6 years ago
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Mary Richards

Utah governor: Online sales tax could replace need for gas tax

Utah may not need to increase the gas tax for education once more online sales taxes are collected. The US Supreme Court decision this week now allows states to collect online sales taxes. Utah had no real way to collect it before. Governor Herbert talked about that on KSL Newsradio’s “Let Me Speak to the […]
6 years ago
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Mary Richards

Indepth: The most distracting things behind the wheel

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — A Utah Highway Patrol sting this week netted dozens of drivers texting behind the wheel on the freeway. Reporters rode with spotters in an unmarked van. Those troopers watched out the window into the other cars, and radioed ahead to troopers on the freeway. “Notice how slow they go when […]
6 years ago
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Mary Richards

Five new wildfires burning across Utah

Fire crews are working on four new wildfires within 24 hours. In Southern Utah, fire officials say the West Valley fire in Washington County is active and moving to the north. This is a larger fire, already burned 2,000 acres is in the Pine Valley area and is zero percent contained right now. NEW: Photos […]
6 years ago
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Mary Richards

Utah’s Mike Lee and Thomas Lee on US Supreme Court shortlist

WASHINGTON DC — The list of possible candidates for a US Supreme Court vacancy includes Utah Senator Mike lee, and his brother Thomas Lee, a member of the Utah Supreme Court. Justice Anthony Kennedy is retiring. Senator Lee said he would be open to serving if asked. He said he started watching Supreme Court arguments […]
6 years ago
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Brianna Bodily

Women presenters are more likely to be harassed online compared to men, according to BYU study

PROVO — Royce Kimmons, Assistant Professor of Education at BYU, said his interest in the research came from simple curiosity. “You hear stories from women all the time about being harassed online,” Kimmons said. “I think that often when someone has an anecdotal story about what happened to them it’s easy for people to brush […]
6 years ago
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Adam Mason

Utah Jazz introduce new rookie Grayson Allen

The Utah Jazz introduced its newest rookie to the public today after drafting Duke University standout Grayson Allen last week.
6 years ago
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Nick Wyatt

Doomsday sect leader wanted to have family with 8-year-old girl he abused

Samuel Shaffer pleaded guilty today to child sex abuse in Sanpete County.
6 years ago
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Mary Richards

West Valley man booked for murdering two neighbors

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah –Police are investigating two murders after a shooting Tuesday night. West Valley Police say 37-year-old Chasidy Gerber and 33-year-old Martin Barron were killed by 23-year-old Kennedy Lund.  Officers say Lund lives in the house and had an argument with the man and woman who lived in a shed or outbuilding on […]
6 years ago
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Peter Samore

Report outlines what downtown SLC wants, needs for growth

SALT LAKE CITY – A new report outlines what downtown Salt Lake wants and needs to become an even more popular place to live and work. Towers of housing and office space will continue to rise. “The private sector is really following suit now and following where that demand has been… at a really high […]
6 years ago
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Peter Samore

New Juan Diego football coach has ties to scandal in Arizona

DRAPER — Juan Diego High School’s new quarterbacks coach comes from Arizona, where he was at the center of a hazing and sexual abuse scandal. But lack of cooperation from witnesses, including former players, led the Maricopa County attorney to drop the case against Steve Belles, plus his former principal and athletic director at a […]
6 years ago
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Mary Richards

AAA, U of U study safety of car infotainment systems

If you use a system in your car to make calls or navigate while driving, a new study should make you pause. The University of Utah and the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety compared vehicle built-in systems with systems from Apple and Google. Researchers asked drivers to perform tasks using built-in infotainment systems as well […]
6 years ago
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Paul Nelson

South Jordan residents say they feel pressured from realtors over construction project

Homeowners in South Jordan say they’re not happy with some of the things realtors are telling them about the fate of their homes. 
6 years ago
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Paul Nelson

Lawsuit filed against security guard accused of murdering homeless man

The family of the victim, who was reportedly shot by a Citadel security guard, is announcing a lawsuit on the same day first degree murder charges are filed.
6 years ago
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Dave Cawley

Prosecutors file murder charge against security guard accused of shooting homeless man

A formal murder charge was filed against a private security guard accused of shooting and killing a man outside a government office building in Salt Lake.
6 years ago
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Peter Samore

Utah immigrants upset, unfazed by SCOTUS travel ban ruling

SALT LAKE CITY – They’re unhappy, but refugees and immigrants now living in Utah are unsurprised the Supreme Court upheld President Trump’s travel ban from five mostly-Muslim countries, plus two others. A former Somali refugee, Saida Dahir, recited a poem for President Trump at a rally for Immigrant Heritage Month in downtown Salt Lake. “They […]
6 years ago
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Mary Richards

Tuesday is Primary day in Utah

It’s Primary Election Day in Utah, although most counties are conducting it by mail and sent out the ballots three weeks ago.   Good morning and happy #PrimaryElection Day here in #Utah! Polls open at 7 a.m. REMINDER: It’s too late to mail your ballot. Make sure to drop it off at a drop box […]
6 years ago
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Adam Mason

NBA Awards Show: Gobert wins DPOY, Mitchell loses ROY race

The Utah Jazz's Rudy Gobert is the NBA 2017-2018 Defensive Player of the Year. Donovan Mitchell lost the Rookie of the Year award to 76ers' Ben Simmons.
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Paul Nelson

Steel tariffs putting the squeeze on Utah businesses

Steel workers in Utah are already feeling the squeeze from President Trump’s proposed tariffs on steel and aluminum. 
6 years ago
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Dave Cawley

Suspect in Colorado Amber Alert arrested in southern Utah

A man wanted in connection with a Colorado Amber Alert was arrested Monday morning in the mountains of southern Utah.
6 years ago
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Mary Richards

Week-long OWL Camp teaches kids about STEM, through Harry Potter

WEST JORDAN, Utah — The Salt Lake County Library is hosting its popular OWL Camp this week. It’s a STEM summer camp that uses the fandom of Harry Potter to get students more exposure to science. The line of kids stretched along the sidewalk before the Viridian Event Center at 8 in the morning Monday. […]
6 years ago
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Lindsay Aerts

Utahns favor using national guard troops on US-Mexico border

SALT LAKE CITY — Most Utahns support sending National Guard troops to the southern border with Mexico. According to a new UtahPolicy.com survey 60% of Utahn’s support using national guard troops to help patrol the U-S Mexico border. Governor Gary Herbert has yet to send any per President Donald Trump’s request but he has said […]
6 years ago